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COPENHAGEN, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Denmark coach Morten Olsen has advised playmaker Christian Eriksen to stay with Dutch club Ajax and not be tempted by a move to another European league. "He's still only 20 years' old, but he's a player who is developing all the time," Olsen told Denmark's TV2 Sport. "He's played two, three years and been a champion a couple of times, he's played over 25 internationals and been in a lot of Champions League games. "(A move) would be a bad idea.

By Tom Pilcher WARSAW, June 17 (Reuters) - Denmark and Portugal will fret a little more going into Sunday's final Euro 2012 Group B matches having watched Greece, all but down and out after two games, dump Group A leaders Russia out of the tournament on Saturday. The Netherlands, pointless after two defeats but boasting a squad oozing with talent which could explode into life at any moment, play second-placed Portugal (three points) in Kharkiv (1845 GMT). The Group B permutations are long and complicated but the simple situation for the misfiring Dutch is that they must win by a two-goal margin and hope Denmark (three points)

COPENHAGEN, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Denmark's Morten Olsen, one of the longest-serving national team coaches in world football, has had his contract extended by the Danish FA after a six month search for an alternative. "The new contract covers the period from the end of the existing contract next summer to the finals of the European Championships in France in the summer of 2016," the FA said in a statement on Thursday. Olsen's reign had looked to be over when Denmark missed out on next year's World Cup finals in Brazil after coming second to Italy in group B, with a tally of 16 points not good enough for a place in the playoffs.

Jan 26 (Reuters) - France secured their third Euro championship title with a crushing 41-32 win over hosts Denmark on Sunday, further cementing their status as the sport's greatest ever team. Olympic champions France, who have now won the last nine Euro, world and Olympic finals they have played since 1995, knocked out world champions Spain in the semi-finals. Claude Onesta's team quickly opened a 13-4 lead courtesy of a bulletproof defence and impressive execution in attack, notably thanks to tournament MVP Nikola Karabatic.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission took Denmark to court on Thursday for allowing the sale of snus, despite a European Union sales ban on the moist oral snuff. Sweden, a snus producer, is currently the only country in the 28-member bloc permitted to sell the powder tobacco, a privilege granted when it joined the club in the 1990s. The Commission, the EU's executive body, said it took legal action after Denmark ignored a warning two years ago to bring its legislation in line with those in the 28-country bloc.

COPENHAGEN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Danish biotech company Genmab has entered into a research collaboration with U.S. pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly involving its DuoBody technology platform. The platform is used to discover and develop so-called bispecific antibodies that may improve antibody therapy of cancer, autoimmune, infectious and central nervous system disease. The financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed, but Genmab stated that it would not have a material impact on its financial results and cash position.

LVIV, June 13 (Reuters) - Silvestre Varela came off the bench to score an 87th-minute winner as Portugal beat Denmark 3-2 in a Euro 2012 thriller on Wednesday and put themselves right back in the Group B mix. Portugal, beaten 1-0 by Germany in their opener, went ahead after 24 minutes when Pepe glanced in a header from a corner and doubled their lead in the 36th with simple finish by Helder Postiga from a low Nani cross. Nicklas Bendtner pulled one back in the 41st minute and, after Cristiano Ronaldo had missed a glorious chance to make it 3-1, looked to have secured a point for the Danes when he headed his second after 80. Varela had the final word, however, when, at the second attempt, he smashed in the winner three minutes after coming on. Portugal and Denmark have three points, as do Germany, who take on pointless Netherlands in Kharkiv in the other Group B game later on Wednesday.

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Defender Patrick Mtigila will never play for Denmark again after refusing to go on in the World Cup football qualifier against Italy after initially being asked to start on the bench, coach Morten Olsen said. "I have been in football for 40 years but I've never experienced anything like this. He let his team mates down," Olsen told reporters after the 3-1 defeat to Italy in Milan on Tuesday. The FC Nordsjaelland defender was named as a substitute after Olsen picked Simon Poulsen ahead of him. When Poulsen was injured in the warm-up, Mtigila refused to play, Olsen said.